New Kensington man arrested after SWAT search seizes cocaine and stolen gun
Westmoreland County SWAT executed a search warrant at a Birch Way residence, seizing crack and powder cocaine, a reported stolen firearm, Suboxone strips and drug paraphernalia; the suspect was denied bail.
New Kensington police, with agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, county detectives and the Westmoreland County Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant at Darrin Lee’s Birch Way residence on Sept. 25, 2026. Officers seized substantial amounts of crack and powder cocaine, empty stamp bags, a firearm reported stolen in 2023, 10 Suboxone strips, a scale and marijuana; the cocaine’s estimated street value was about $4,175. Lee, 29, who is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to prior convictions and had two active warrants from New Kensington and North Huntingdon Township police, faces multiple narcotics-related charges and was denied bail.